The Washington critic., 1887-05-24
Fauth & Company.


Ager and patentee.
Fauth & Company.
One OF the lines OF manufacture Of the
country, Of which there are but few reliable
firms, and which may be denominated one
Of the exact sciences, 10 the manufacture of
astronomical and engineering instruments.
In this work the utmost precision OF COM
putatiOn and execution is absolutely neces-
sary. 1t cannot be attained by the novice
In o few weeks or months, as can some
work, but requires years Of patient study
and Toll, and even after this, after the .ap.
parent t6pmost round Of the ladder Of sue
cess has been attained, tho act Of attaining
and unsolved problems which must be
worked out or the worker left In tue rear 10
the onward march OF progress. The frm Of
Fauth & Company, at 1872 and 134 Mary
land avenue southwest, may we'll be classed
among the foremost In the country.
They have made tho work life study and
have added many new inventions, which
have aided greatly In solving perplexities
sciences. They have been for eleven years
in this city, and have plant valued at
abont $780, 900. They employ now fourteen
bands, and Have outgrown their old build
Ing and almost completed new one at the
same numbers, which is 20x110 feet In size,
two stories In height, and will be especially
fitted for their use. They are now manu-
featuring several articles for the Lick
Observatory, among which are the micro
meter for the large telescope and an appa-
ratus for timing the oonjunctlons and tran
sits Of solar bodice, which is 80 perfect It
can be easily read 10 the one-hundredth part
part Of o second.
The dividing engine, their own inven-
tion, especially attracted the attention OF
the writer for Its perfection and accuracy.
They manufacture every variety OF instru
%ens rds sr s and so sy engineers h Ss
most perfect I class. they ' also have I large I
quantities Of work from tho Government.
The members Of the firm are Messrs. G.
Fauth and George N. Saegmuller. The
latter was for several years chief mechan-
ician OF, the Coast Survey, and to him is
largely due the high position the Depart
ment has taken In the past.
I. d. Harper. ...
The gentleman whose name heads this
article has undoubtedly one Of the most
extensive and best equipped bottling estab.
lishments In this city. He Is sole agent for
the Phil. : Best Brewing Co.'s celebrated
Milwaukee beers, as he succeeded the firm
OF Reedy 4 Walsh on January 18, 1887, to
the Washington agency OF the aboye.men-
toned beers, as we'll as their entire bottling
business. Mr.. Harper was formerly man.
ager for the Arm, and has been connected
with this line since 1877.
i His present establishment at 703-705 North
Capitol street is substantial brick building
ofquite imposing appearances, and issupplisd
with steam power and the best modern-im-
proved machinery adapted to the business.
II, I'm NJ 1riu1yo mir n
ale, lemon soda, sarsaparllla, tonic beer,
etc., none but tho highest grade OF extracts
and pure fruit juices are used, the syrups
being made on the premises under the d.
rect supervision Of Mr.. Harper, and every
precaution is taken to insure uniformity
and highest quality for the goods, and
which Mr.. Harper Is ready to furnish the
trade In such quantities as may be required
on short notice. OF the different brands OF
Milwaukee beer furnished the trade by this
establishment the principal ones are: Tho
Bohemian, or pale beer, with It's peculiar
palatsble hop aftertaste; the Export, pre-
pared with special reference to bottling aud
noted for Its agreeable flavor aud nourishiug
properties; the Standard, pale amber beer
which Is mildly stimulating and one OF the
most popular drinks, and also the Extract
Of Malt, prepared for those In delicate health
and go highly recommended by physicians
for nursing moth as aud invallds.
The Bohemian and Standard beers are
sold both in casks and bottles. The Ex'
port beer AID Extract Of Malt, in bottles
only
This house does an extensive shipping
trade TO all parts OF Maryland aud Vlrg'nia
and has sub-agent atNUrfolk. Toe ca
pacily Of this establishment is very large,
and twenty-five hands are empoyed aud
seven teams kept busy delivering, Mr.
Harper is also agent for the Sauer Brewing
Company's Heading, Pa.,) ales, porter aud
brown stout that have been favorably
known In this District for over half a cen
tury, and he has by studious attention 50 de-
tails placed his business on the firm foou0g
where 1t now stands.
ii. L. BIscoe,
Wholesale Dealer In. Lumber and Lumber
Commission Merchant, Tenth street wharves
southwest, is one of the prominent business
men OF that section. There is probably no
business that Is more closely connected with
the upbuilding Of any city than the lumber,
as II does now, aud will continue to fur
bish one of the most essential materials In
the construction OF our many stores and
residences. Among the wholesale dealers
here in our midst, the gentleman whose
name heads this article Is without doubs
familiar to most people In the District.
He located here In 1896, and is at the pres